Easter will be celebrated this year on the same day by Christians across all denominations on April 20 — a rare quirk of the ...

The countdown to the Orthodox Easter is set to begin on March 3, when Greece celebrates “Kathara Deftera,” Greek for “Clean ...

ToI's diplomatic reporter speaks about a shameful phenomenon in which mostly Haredi youth spit upon and denigrate visibly ...

In contrast, the dietary observances of Orthodox Great Lent, which began March 3, are very strict. The faithful prepare for Easter through rigorous fasting, fervent prayer, and almsgiving.

Archaeologists excavating beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem s Old City have uncovered evidence of an ...

Lent is a time of preparation and self-recognition before Easter. According to the United States Conference of Catholic ...

Baptism does what nothing else can. As Martin Luther said, by baptism “we are made holy and are saved, which no other kind of ...

Know the dates for the end of Lent, Holy Week and Easter Sunday in 2025. Why does Easter start late this year?

The congregation is invited to join and sing with the choir for Palm Sunday and Easter. This is a great opportunity to ... If ...

Some 2,000 years ago, olive trees and grapevines likely grew on the land where the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem ...

Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jews were once exempt from military service — but now they are being drafted. One of those new draftees, Yechiel Wais, was excited, hoping the military would help him ...